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Sony has a impressive track record of keeping their old flagships up-to date , although the update process takes a bit longer than some , the updates still arrive even after the device has passed its 18 month update cycle .The flagship Xperia Z series - a Snapdragon S4 powered device with Android 4.2 was launched in the first half of 2013 and so far it has migrated to Android 5.0.2 this year , but now Sony is offering Android 5.1.1 for the handset as well as Xperia ZL and Xperia ZR handsets and the Xperia Tablet Z starting today . The devices receiving the update are - the Xperia Z (C6602, C6603 variants), Xperia ZL (C6503, C6506 variants), Xperia ZR (C5503 only) and Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi (SGP311, SGP312) and Xperia Tablet Z LTE models (SGP321 only) . Source - Xperiablog  (visit link for more details)

Although Sony has a reputation for dishing updates a little late , the company has a good track record of keeping its old flagships updated even though 2 and a half years have passed since many of them rolled out . Android Lollipop (5.0.2) is now available for the Xperia Z1 - a Snapdragon 800 powered device from 2013 and its little brother the Xperia Z1 compact as well as the humongous Xperia Z Ultra , The company also confirmed that 5.0.2 is now available for the first gen Xperia Z and ZR  - both Snapdragon S4 powered devices from the first half of 2013 . The Xperia Z tablet and Xperia ZL will also receive the update in a short time . Android 5.0 brings out some of the biggest changes to android yet , along with the new Xperia UI , the update brings the ability to  – Ensured the lock screen / notification bar doesn’t indicate “no service” when the device has coverage – Added a Sony feature; bringing back the “close-all-button” in the activity menu, so you can easily...